Total Crime Rate

120.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 120.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.1 8/10
  • Public order 27.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 3/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

York Place area has the 11th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Margam and Tai-bach , and the 94th highest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around York Place (SA13 1ER) in the last 12 months was 120.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% higher than the Margam and Tai-bach average (90.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 68.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Place (SA13 1ER), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in York Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theodore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holland Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rice Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Talcennau Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Connaught Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pen-Y-Cae Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tan-Y-Groes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A48 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pen-Y-Cae Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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